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Date of source: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Sara ʿAllām Shaltout worked as the Christian affairs editor for the newspaper al-Yawm al-Sābiʿ from 2015-2020, a position usually reserved for Egyptian Christians. The fact that she was entrusted with this position as a Muslim is a testament to her independent thought and objective journalism. In...
Date of source: Friday, March 14, 2025
Over the past few days, a number of Facebook posts have claimed that the new Tunisian Constitution has removed the reference to Islam as the state religion. What exactly is this about?
Date of source: Monday, February 24, 2025
The House of Representatives under Speaker Ḥanafī Jibālī approved a proposal by Dr.ʿAlī Gomʿa, Chairman of the House’s Religious Affairs & Awqāf Committee, to add an article to the Criminal Procedures Law regarding reconciliation on crimes of murder related to vendetta.
Date of source: Saturday, March 1, 2025
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, said that coordination is underway with al-Azhar, the Ministry of Awqāf (Religious Endowments), al-Azhar’s Council of Senior Scholars, and the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs in order to devise a legal framework to regulate fatwas in Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, February 15, 2025
Adoption in Christianity is a valued human bond between the adopted and the adopting family, as the child becomes an integral part of the family and is given a new opportunity to pursue happiness and liberty. The adopting family is expected to provide considerable support and care for the adopted...
Date of source: Monday, February 17, 2025
The Ministry of Justice hosted a second session of societal dialogue on the draft regarding personal status law for Christians under the patronage of Minister ʿAdnān Fangarī. The session aimed to gather multitudes of opinions in efforts to ensure that the law would serve the best interests of...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
The Iraqi parliament announced on Tuesday, the 21st, the approval of amendments to personal status law in the country following several re-drafts due to criticism that the new amendments could allow child marriages.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 24, 2024
On the instructions of the King, a communication meeting was held in Rabat on Tuesday, 24 December 2024, to present the proposals for revising the Family Code, or Moudawana. These proposals will be put to a vote in Parliament.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Minister of Justice ʿAbdel Laṭīf Wahbī has revealed in a meeting on Tuesday in Rabat the key proposed amendments as part of the redraft of the Moroccan family code, for which a royal working session was held on Monday.
Date of source: Sunday, January 12, 2025
Anbā Būlā, Archbishop of Ṭanṭā and its dependencies, has said that all Egyptians are taking part in enacting the law on personal status affairs.
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Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.